dunk

The goal is actually never to just dunk on people.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Of course, betting on sports rights isn’t a slam dunk.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

The states’ lawsuit offers coherent concerns about the deal’s impact on the film and cable TV marketplaces, but it doesn’t look like a slam dunk, according to antitrust experts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Thiero came back in the game in the fourth quarter and threw down another lob dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

I never saw him dunk but that had to be the program.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

Yes, his game is short on poster dunks and rim-rattling highlights, but SGA is the game’s most ruthless superstar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

JR Smith realized he was going to skip college for the NBA after dominating the McDonald’s Game in 2004, scoring 25 points on an assortment of dunks and long-range jumpers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

Each of the four competitors are given 90 seconds to complete two dunks — with three attempts per dunk — for a judging panel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

A combined two-dunk score will decide which two of the four players advance to the final round, with combined scores from two more dunks determining a champion.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

Haymitch picks up a pork chop with his fingers, which makes Effie frown, and dunks it in his wine.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

He made 142 3-pointers last season, and he dunked only 91 times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Brownell drained a three on the next possession, and Cofie dunked to cap off the run and give the Trojans their first double-digit lead of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025

McIlroy then found the green with his tee shot on the iconic par-three 17th 'island hole', but Spaun dunked his ball in the water to effectively end his hopes.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

Unfazed, Matteo dunked his arms into the oil and felt around for the bones.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024

There are a few people who’ve already been dunked, sitting or lying on the grass, drying.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

It’s not quite dunking, but it’s like you have to play to the algorithm.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Here he is dunking in 2024 before singing with the jazz band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

I tore through half a bottle in a week—drizzling it over salads, spooning it onto seafood, and, of course, dunking torn-up hunks of crusty French bread.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Meadowlark busies herself next to me, squeezing lemon and dunking her tea bag in and out of the mug of hot water.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy